Effects of confinement upon behavioural and hormonal responses and production indices in fattening pigs (1985)
Warnier, A. , Zayan, R.
Abstract
The provision of straw to intensively housed pigs avoids the chronic elevations in plasma cortisol levels and the reduced growth rate seen in crowded pigs without straw.
Published
1985
Citation
Warnier, A. , Zayan, R. 1985. Effects of confinement upon behavioural and hormonal responses and production indices in fattening pigs. In: Social Space of Domestic Animals. Zayan, R. (ed), 128-150. Marinus Nijhoff, Dordrecht, Netherlands.
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